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HOUSE BILL 586
G1 5lr0877
CF SB 534
By: Delegate D. Jones
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 22, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Election Law – Election Judges – Compensation 2
FOR the purpose of requiring a local board of elections to pay an election judge 3
compensation for completing a certain course of instruction only after the election 4
judge actually serves an election day or early voting day; authorizing a public school 5
student in the State to both earn hours toward the service–learning graduation 6
requirement and receive election judge compensation for service as an election judge; 7
and generally relating to election judges. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Election Law 10
Section 10–205 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Election Law 16
10–205. 17
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
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(2) “Compensation” includes stipends for transportation, training, and 1
bonus payments. 2
(3) “Returning election judge” means an election judge who has served a 3
term of office for the immediately preceding statewide election. 4
(b) (1) (i) The county governing body shall provide sufficient funding to 5
meet the minimum compensation levels required under this section. 6
(ii) Within the limits authorized by the county governing body, a 7
local board may fix the compensation of election judges above the minimum compensation 8
levels required under this section. 9
(2) A local board shall pay an election judge for: 10
(i) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , each 11
course of instruction required under § 10–206(g)(1) of this subtitle that the election judge 12
completes; and 13
(ii) each election day and each early voting day that the election 14
judge actually serves. 15
(3) (i) For each election judge who is not a returning election judge, the 16
compensation for each election day and each early voting day actually served shall be at 17
least $250 per day. 18
(ii) For each returning election judge, the compensation for each 19
election day and each early voting day actually served shall be at least $100 more per day 20
than the compensation provided to an election judge who is not a returning election judge. 21
(4) (I) The compensation for each completed course of instruction 22
required under § 10–206(g)(1) of this subtitle shall be at least $50. 23
(II) A LOCAL BOARD SHALL PA Y AN ELECTION JUDGE THE 24
COMPENSATION REQUIRE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION O NLY 25
AFTER THE ELECTION J UDGE ACTUALLY SERVES AN ELECTION DAY OR E ARLY 26
VOTING DAY. 27
(c) The State Board shall reimburse each local board for $50 of the additional 28
compensation required under subsection (b)(3)(ii) of this section that is paid to each 29
returning election judge. 30
(D) FOR SERVICE AS AN ELE CTION JUDGE, A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUD ENT IN 31
THE STATE MAY BOTH : 32
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(1) EARN HOURS TOWARD TH E SERVICE–LEARNING REQUIREMENT 1
FOR GRADUATION UNDER COMAR 13A.03.02.05; AND 2
(2) RECEIVE THE ELECTION JUDGE COMPENSATION U NDER THIS 3
SECTION. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2025. 6
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.